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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
The Improved CHAMPION and DEFIAN
PETITION FOR DIVORCE.
LomOjUe County COurt-Apru Term, ID. 1888
ESTHER SIDIENO,
VS.. LamOllle County, IS.
ALLEN SIMENO. J

Whereas Esther Simeno, of Eden, in said
county, has filed in the Office of the Clerk of La
noble County Court her petition for divorce
against ALEX SimenO, setting forth i'll substance
that on the 9th day of August, a. ID. 1881 she
was legally married to the said ALEX at Albany
in the county of Orleans, by Rev. G. w. Ellis, d
minister of the Gospel. That since said mar
riage she on her part has duly kept and observed
the marriage covenants, but the said ALEX has
not kept the same, but on the contrary for more
than three years last past being of sufficient
pecuniary ability to provide suitable maintenance
for her, has ever without cause grossly WantOn
ly. and cruelty refused and neglected so to do
and your petitioner further shows that since said
marriage, and on the 4th day of August, A. ID
1888, the said Alex wilfully and without just cause
deserted your petitioner for three consecutive
years and ever since doth and still does refuse tC
live and cOhabit with YOUR petitioner, and praying
that for the causes aforesaid the marriage bonds
contracted as aforesaid may be dissolved and
from the said ALEX and that she may resume hel
maiden name.
And whereas it is made to appear that the said
ALEX SimenO resides without the State so that
personal service of said petition cannot be made
upon him. therefore it is ordered that the said
ton together with this order to be published in
the NEWS g. CITIZEN. a weekly newspaper pub
liShed at Morrisyille and Hyde Park, in said
county, three weeks successfully, the last publ
cation to be at least two weeks previous to the
first day of the term to which said petitiOni is pre-
ferred, which shall be deemed sufficient notice
to the said ALEX SimenO to appear before sai(
| County Court next to be holden at Hyde Park il
and for said county on the 4th Tuesday of April
| A. d. 1887 and show cause if any he has why the
prayer of said petition should not be granted.
Given under my hand at Hyde Park in saiC
LamOile county this 14th day of March, A. ID
| 1887. SMITH B. WAITE. County Clerk.
! NELSON RAND Attorney.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
STATE ITEM s .

Tom Stewart, of Bennington, was
fined, on Saturday of last week, $91C
with an alternative sentence OF
over 5000 days in the House of Cor
rection, for illegal liquor selling. He
will probably be taken there in default
of $500 bail.
Major J. A. Salisbury, of Rutland,
died on Sunday morning aged SO.
He was born in Tinmouth, and served
CALAMITY in the 10th Vt. Regiment.
During the war he suffered a sun
stroke from which he never fully re.
covered, and recently he had several
strokes of paralysis. He was Mason,
and prominent in Rutland county
affairs.
The house and barn Of Job Bates
at Essex junction were burned about
10 o'clock Sunday evening. The fire
caught in the barn or open shed adj
Joining the barn, and the origin is q
mystery. The buildings were COM
ple.ely destroyed. The horses and
cattle were got out, but some harness
and tools were burned. Nearly all
the household goods were saved, but
nothing practically was removed from
the cellar. The loss is about $4,000.
Insurance S2500.
One of the most destructive con-
f1agrations which has ever affected
Swanton occurred Monday evening,
when he building occupied by the
Beeman Bros, manufacturers of buck
les and suspender trimmings, and by
the Swanton Suspender company was
wholly destroyed by fire, involving 9
loss of about $4,000. Beeman Bros.
loss is veriDusly estimated from
94V,ooo ~ SoO,oVo, anu Iney are In
sured for $4,000. The Suspender com
pany's loss is $4,000 and they are
insured for $4,000. e. F. Smith loses
on the building $4,000, insured fol
$500. The origin Of the fire is un-
known.
Thomas F. Meagher, for whom a
warrant has been out for the murder
of Charles A. Hawks last December,
died last Saturday night at his fathers
house in North Bennington of con-
sumption. 1t will be recalled that
Meagher was charged with pushing
Hawks off three story building, caus-
ing instant death, that he remained
successfully hidden ever since not
outstanding the search by detectives
L. = he
has been securely hidden and cared
for at his fathers for five weeks or
more. Meagher's life was insured for
$4,000 which will go to his wife and
children, who have been destitute since
December. Meagher was about so
years old and had been quite lawless
character for some years.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24

The Directors of the st. ]. & l.. C.
railroad have meeting at st. Johns
bury this week, at which time it is
supposed a Superintendent will be
named. We do not understand
that the Directors are soliciting any
advice on the subject, but if we were
allowed to speak we should rise and,
we think, with the unanimous consent
of the business men along the line,
present the name of E. II. Blossom.
He is very popular with the patrons
of the road. Is bright, energetic,
courteous, and has won the esteem of
the people by his straight-forw ard,
prompt business methods. If you
please, gentlemen, give US E. H
Blossom. We have not heard of am
other available man who would NEE
the requirements of the situation, ant
trust Won haven't. ~
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
Written for the NEWS AND CITIZEN
"UNcLE RANSOM"

Secretary-"'Your chances for a
second term look pretty slim. Veto
ing that pension bill has cost you
200 votes" President-"Oh,w We'll
manage that. signed the Mexican
pension bill and vetoed the other to
make myself solid with the South.
Next winter Congress will pass some
kind of a pension bill just to pacity
the veterans. They wanted whole
loaf, but we will give them only a
slice, and they will fall into line and
vote the straight Democratic ticket.
Washington is more popular than
Niagara Falls as a resort for people
on their wedding tour. The brides go
there to see the sights and curiosities,
but their husbands have another OBJ
Ject. They want to find out how
Uncle Sam manages his wife.
Mrs. MOwser-''What are those
telephone suits that are mentioned in
the papers? Mr.. Notwithstanding
that would interest YOU" Mrs. M
81 know better. You can't put me
off that way. I am going to find out
all about them. [ shall get some for
the girls to wear, and you will have
to pay for them. You never want me
to have any amusement. When the
girls wear those suits [ can tell what
is going on in the parlor Sunday eve
nings."
Spring is coming and preparations
are being made for the annual produc-
ton of the great piscatorial comedy.
Seines are in course of preparation by
seine-ic artists and actors are rehear-
sing the grand bait act.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24

GREAT FLOODS IN DAKOTA The
Washburn gorge broke early Friday
morning and the river began to rise
rapidly. The gorge was formed below
Bismark, Oak, and the ice carried every
thing before it and struck the immense
warehouse of the Northern Pacific, one
of the largest in the world. The work
men narrowly escaped drowning and in
less than two hours the water was in the
second stories of the river boarding
hOsues, which had been built on what
was considered high ground. The ware
house, which is nearly 700 feet in length
was moved bodily over 80 feet and sent
crashing against the bluffs. The loss on
the building will be over SIS 900. The
meadow lands south of Bismark, COM
priSing 5000 acres, are now one vast sea.
The river at this point, usually three
quarters of a mile wide, is now six miles
in width. The Northern Pacific trains
will be unable to cross the river for sew
eral days. The people in the lower part
of the city have been moving into the
upper stories of their dwellings, All
small dwellings on the banks of the
stream have been swept away or destroy
ed and steamboats, lying at Rock Haven
are in danger. The high tTestle of the
Northern Pacific at this point has been
damaged. The ice went out at fort Bu-
ford Friday morning with a rise of 80
feet, the highest ever known.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
Petition for Foreclosure.
State of Vermont, Lamoile County, SIS.

1@t'AS'AAS
| CHARLES r. CHURcHILL)
HENRY LAPoINT ANp Or APP il Term, iSs7.
lila LAPOINTs HIS WIFE,
Whereas Charles r. Churchill or Stowe I'm
the county of LamOille, and State of Vermont has
Ibis day filed in the office of the Clerk Of the
| said Lamoille County Court OF Chancery, his
| petition for foreclosure, setting forth in sub
stance: that Henry Lapoint, now of parts
unknown, and Orilla LapOint his wife, now OF
Stannard, in the County of Caledonia and State
| Of Vermont on the 18th day of December, A. d
1885, duly executed to Charles r. Churchill afore
said, mortgage deed of certain land situated in
the town of Belvidere, Co. of Lamoille aforesaid
and described as follows. viz:
''Being one fourth part of lot No so and is the
southwest quarter of said lot and it is all and the
same land decided me by j. G. HOdgkins, August
18th, 1884. Said deed is recorded in Book D. pa ge
AIS, of Land Records" Reference to which is
made, &c.
Conditioned for the payment of one certain
prOmissOry note dated December LIST, 1884, and
given for the sum of one hundred and sixty five
dollars and made payable TO the said c. r.
Churchill, or bearer on the first day of November
A. ID. 1885, with interest annually, and signed by
the said Henry LapOint. And also further con-
dtiOned that the said Henry Lapoint shall pay all
other demands which the said G. r. Churchill
shall have against the said Lapoint. Which
notes and demands are now justly due and owing
and have not been paid according to the effect of
the same.
Wherefore the petitioner prays that the equity
of redemption of the said Henry Lapoint and
Orila Lapoint, his wife, and ali other persons
be foreclosed agreeably to the provisions of the
Revised Laws. and that the Honorable Court of
Chancery will make such other and further orders
and DEGREES in the premises as shall appear just
and reasonable.
And it appearing that the said Henry Lapoint
resides without this State that personal service
of said petition cannot be made upon him, it Is
therefore ordered that he be notified of the pen
dency of said petition and to appear before the
Court of Chancery next to be holden at Hyde
Park, in and for the said County of Lamoille, on
the fourth Tuesday of April, \. d. 1887, then and
there to answer to said petition, and abide such
order and decree therein as to said Court shall
seem just and reasonable, by publication of the
foregoing substance of said petition, and this
order, in the NEWS & CITIZEN, weekly news
paper published at MorrisyIlle and Hyde Park,
in said LamOile County for three weeks in sue
cession, the last of which said publications shall
be not less than twenty days before the said
April Term of said Court of ChancerY.
Given under my hand at Hyde Park aforesaid,
this 18th day of March, a. ID. 1887.
SMITH B. WAITE, Clerk.
V. p. MACUTCHAN, Solicitor.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24

ANOTHER BIG SWINDLE IN New
YORK.-The disappearance of w. E.
Lawton of the firm of LaWtOn Bros,
dealers in phOsphates in New York, has
created a great deal of apprehension and
it is generally believed that he is bank
rupt. He left his office Tuesday after
noon to go to his home on the Hudson.
and has not been seen since. He with
drew all his funds from the different
banks and took the money with him and
before his departure destroyed all the
stubs, checks and papers of every kind
from which any information could be
secured as to the disposition of the
funds and property. The associates of
LawtOn look upon his disappearance as
a part of gigantic swindle, and believe
he sailed on one of Wednesdays steam
ers. He has brother in Sussex, Eng
land, and it is supposed he has gone
there. His credit was high, and he was
rated at over $1,OOO,OOO by the CONNER
cial agencies.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
Plain Questions.

The Democratic party-What has
it gained in strength and influence
during its two years history? Nothing
practically nothing.
Is the party stronger now, OF
weaker, than when it came into power
Weaker-decidedly weaker.
Has it gained in numbers, strength OF
power in Congress-? No; it has about
thirty less votes in the House of Repre-
sentatives than it had two years ago,
and besides it has as good as lost the
States of Indiana and Virginia.
Is the party now united ? No; it is
more split up than at any period since
the war.
Has President Cleveland grown in
popularity in his own party? No; he
is weaker, and is growing weaker in
his party and in their estimation every
day.
Is it likely that he could be renom.
mated if convention were now called
toselect Presidential candidate ? No
for he could not get the votes Of his
State-If Governor Hill were put in
nomination.
Has President Cleveland met the
high expectations Of his party? No
he has not met the expectations o.
any party, and has no enthusias tic
friends, anywhere, except among his
newly appointed ofice-holders.
Has the Democratic party, under
Cleveland, made any progress what
ever in redeeming it's solemn pledges
to "unearth the stupendOus frauds Of
the Republican party? No; it has
not moved an inch or done single
act to show the people that any ''stu-
pendous frauds" ever existed.
Has the party reduced taxation
No; not one single dollar.
Has the party reduced what it
called the Ubiquitous tariff? No; and
it is not likely to do so. Indeed it
dare not make the attempt to do so,
and it probably will not during the
coming two years.
What has been done with our ''hun-
dred million surplus" 1t has been
5peDG TeChIeSSlS III all 0OlIo VI JUS
in a manner which has astonished the
best and wisest men of its own party
and of all parties.
What has the party done in two
years to fulfill its campaign promises
Nothing whatever worth naming.
Is there any evidence whatever that
the party will or can unite and hang
together in the support of Grover
Cleveland for reelection? No, there
is not. On the contrary there is now
abundant evidence, we think, to show
that every party leader, fguratively
speaking, will chang separately" long
before the next Presidential election.
-Neao York Independent.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
Agricultural Experiment Station.

AS is we'll known, the State Agri-
cultural Experiment Station has no
farm of its own, and hence it must
rely on the farmers of the State for
the land on which to conduct the Sc
ries of experiments that are to be
carried out this summer. 1t is desir-
able that these experiments be tried
in each part Of the State. They are
as follows:
l. The testing of new fodder plants
to see if they are adapted to our soil
and climate.
q. Alfalfa, a species of clover, re-
quires land well drained, and from
which the snow does not blow off in
winter; sown broadcast, used for hay
or green feed; does not die out like
ordinary clover.
b. Cow pea sown in drills and Gull
tivated like beans makes very heavy
growth of excellent fodder; used only
for green feed can be grown on poor,
weedy soil, but does best on a soil
naturally rich in potash.
u DGduSS SONu
with barley or oats that are to be cut
for hay, to increase the nutriciousness
of the fodder.
2. Tests with fertilizers. The work
with fertilizer will be confined to a
single line of inquiry, namely, to as
certain whether fodder plants can use
phosphoric acid when it is supplied in
the cheap form of undissolved phos-
phate rock or undissolVed bone black.
These experiments will be tried on
permanent grass land only, as it will
take two or more years to determine
how much benefit has been received
from the fertilizer. The phosphates
will be supplied.
a. In the form of fine ground South
Carolina rock.
b. In the form Of fine ground bone
black.
C. These two forms mixed with the
addition of plaster.
The trials with new fodder plants
will be on plots of one-fourth of an
acre. The fertilizers trial on plots of
one-tenth of an acre with several IN.
MANFRED plots for comparison. The
experiment station will furnish the
seed and the fertilizers free of cost,
only STIMULATING that whoever takes
them shall agree to report to the sta
ton the results of the trial.
All who are willing to try any of
these experiments will please send in
their names and signify which expert
ments they desire to make. Full di-
rections will be sent with each pack
age of seed or fertilizer.
Address all communications on
above subject to
w. w. Cooke, Director,
State Agricultural Experiment Sta
ton, Burlington, vt.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
Estate of Salmon Stow.
NOTICE OLE sErrIEMENr-

State Of Vermont, District Of LdmoiIIe, Ss.-In
Probate Court, held a Hyde Park, within ana for
said district, on the 18th day CT March A. ID. 1851
II Z. Stow, Administrator of the estate of
salmon Stow, late of Stowe, in said district
deceased, presents his administration account
for examination and allowance and make appli-
cation for decree of dis tributon and partition of
the estate of said deceased. Whereupon, it is or
dered by said Court, that said acct. and said app
cation be referred to a session thereof to be held
at the Probate Office in said Hyde Park, on the
25th day of March, A. d. 1887, for hearing and de
cslon thereon: And, it is further ordered, that
tlce hereof be given to all persons interested by
publication of the same three weeks SUCCESSFULLY
In the NEWS CITIZEN, a newspaper published
at Morrisville and Hyde Park, previous to said
time appointed for hearing that they may appear
at SAID Tune and place, and show cause, if any
they NAV nave, why said account should not be.
allowed and such decree made.
By the Court-Attest
16W3 K. S. PAGE, Judge.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24

The March number of Babyhood con-
tains an exhaustive article on ''The Feed
ing of Older Infants and Young Chill
dren." by DIR. L. E. Holt. physician to
the New York Infant Asylum, which is
designed to answer many of the perplex-
ing questions concerning the subject so
often asked of by mothers. Several val
liable diet lists for children in health and
disease are given, the pecuiarities of the
various articles of food being pointed out
Among the other important articles in
this number are one on 1.-The Adultera-
ton of Bread" by DR.. Cyrus Edison,
Chief Inspector of the New York Health
Department, and one on The Chid's
Bath in Health and Illness" by DIR. L.
M. Yale, the medical editor. The de-
partments of "Baby's Wardrobe" and
"'Mother's Parliament, ""Nursery Prob
lens" etc, are as usual, interesting and
varied; 10 cents number, $3.50 a year.
Babyhood Publishing Co., Beekman
street, New York.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24

Total, l05 $696,s94 $337,42 $329,54l
OF the forty odd foreign fire insur.
ance companies doing business in Yer,
mont last year, all but two were stock
companies. Fourteen we're English
and the balance were American COM
panies. In 1885 the fire companies
outside the State reported their bust
ness in Vermont to be as follows :
Risks written, S24,O27, O31; premi-
ums received, $342, 1856; losses in
Cured, S156, 1928; the taxes paid by
foreign fire companies in 1885 amount
ed to Sc, 855.98, or some $500 than
in 1886.
The four Vermont companies wrote
risks last year aggregating some
S12, 100000. The Vermont Mutual
Fire Insurance Company of Montpelier
insured property to the amount of
nearly S1O,OO0,OO0 during the last
fiscal year. The Vermont Mutual had
premium rates in force August l, '66,
amounting to S3,490,64O.08. The
last per cent. assessment raised
S131, 1880, in addition to which the
advance premiums received by the
company amounted to S21 ,492 20.
Losses amounting to 1921, 329.11
were allowed in that year. The num-
Der of policies issued by the Vermont
Mutual Fire Insurance Company for
the fiscal year was 1879, and the
amount of premium notes taken was
S808,199.34. The company had risk
August l, 1886, of SAT, 1877, 781, hav-
ing So, 490,640.08 in premium notes
in force. Since the company began
business in 1928 it has issued 26O, 009
policies, covering an insurance OF
$295, 776, 1888. The total cash re-
ceipts to date Of last report have been
$4,279, 613.45, and the total losses
paid foot up S3,861 ,457.33. The
total cash receipts to date of last re-
port have been s., 279,612.55, and the
total losses paid foot up S3,361, 557.-
SO. The other Vermont insurance
companies are the Union Mutual OF
Montpelier, the Husbandman's Mutu-
al of Montpelier, and the New Eng
land Fire Insurance Company of Rut-
land. The latter is stock company
and has paid up capital of s117,973
and has risks in force amounting to
81 ,495,825. The Union Mutual in
suIed property to the amount OF
1871 ,O32.65, and took premium notes
for 500, IA. 81 for the last fiscal year.
The Husbandman's Mutual has out
standing risks of $824,645.
Since the corporation tax law went
into effect taxes have been paid by
fire insurance companies doing bust
ness in this State as follows -.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24
Estate of Azuba D. Page.
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT,
State of VerHOnt LaRsOille District, Ss-In Pro
bate Court, holden at Hyde Park, on the 2lst day
of March a. ID. 1887.
III. NJ. McF arand, Administrator of the es-
tate of Azuba d. Page, late of Cambridge in
said Dist, deceased, presents her administration
acct. for examination and allowance, and makes
application for a decree of distribution and par
titfOn OF the estate of said deceased. Whereupon
it is ordered by said court, that said account and
said application be referred to session thereof,
to he held at the probate Office in said Hyde Park,
on the Sth day of April, A. ID. 1887, for hear
ing and decision thereon: And, it is further or
dered, that notice hereof be given to all persons
interested, by publication of the same three
weeks successfully in the NEWS AND CITIZEN, a
newspaper published at Morrisville and Hyde
Park; previous to said time appointed for hear
ing, that they may appear at said time and place,
and show cause. if any they may have, why said
account should not be allowed and such decree
made. By the Court.-Attest
ISw3 G.. S. PAGE, Register.
News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1887-03-24

DUTY AND WAY OF SAyING.-Insur-
ance makes provision to meet the neces-
sites of advanced age. A man who
takes out and keeps up a $4,000 iDsur-
ance till he is IS, is protected against
poverty and want. At this time of his
life when his abilities to conduct bust
ness and secure means of support and
comfort are rapidly failing, he is not
poor. Against pinching poverty, he
guarded himself in his strong and pro-
ductiye years. Industry and prudence
give the insured man such personal ben
efts. Let the readers note this method
of making provision for his future years
and apply for insurance while in good
health, and when he is old he will not be
clothed in rags or beg bread. BE not
careless and neglectful of this duty.
Attend to it now and thus you will per
form an act that will be rich in wisdom,
safety, and blessing. Such an act will
guarantee business success.